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Water Scarcity in Iraq (WASH)
Water Scarcity in Iraq (WASH)
Water Scarcity in Iraq (WASH)
CHOLERA IN IRAQ
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Basra Muthanna ThiQar Missan
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2021 91 100 70 217
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1. What will happen if there were no green house gas induced climate change?
• Historical climate trends
• Climate impacts of the past will have the same intensity and frequency
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• Availability of Diagnostic materials
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300 1.33 1.5 • Proper case management to reduce the mortalities
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• Virtual or physical, one day meeting with stakeholders
d. (earliest possible) to discuss the situation, gaps, and needs.
• Review and update of the “National Iraq Health and WASH
Cluster Acute Diarrheal Diseases (including Cholera)
Acute Diarrhea surveillance 2021 Preparedness and Response Plan – 2018.
● Acute Diarrhea exceeding the alert threshold • Prepare effective communication plan – taking into
consideration – the current COVID19 context/scenarios, water
during WK21-WK25 in Babylon, Baghdad- scarcity, election, and mass gathering occasions.
Kergh, Dahuk, Diyala, Kerbalaa, Muthanna, • Conduct regular stock inventory for ORS, Zinc tablet,
Najaf, Ninewa, Salah-aldin and Sylumania. diagnostic tools, etc.
● Total acute diarrhea cases reported during • Active surveillance: Surveillance indicators ( acute diarrhea,
trend of the diseases) indicates this year 2021 is a year of
WK25 were 9464 among them 52 % above 5 flare up of cholera in Iraq – probably around October.
years of age. 22 % were tested for Vibirio
Cholera non of them were positive.
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